Assistant Professor Position in Cognitive Neuroscience

Cognitive Neuroscience        ·      Montclair NJ, USA      ·      Full time

Employer: Montclair State University

Department: Psychology

Job Description

Title/Rank:                      Assistant Professor

Department:                  Psychology    

Position Description

The Psychology Department at Montclair State University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in Cognitive Neuroscience to begin September 2023. Candidates will be expected to publish in peer-reviewed journals, pursue external funding, teach undergraduate and graduate relevant courses and mentor thesis projects in the MA in Psychological Sciences program.

 The ideal candidate should have demonstrated excellence in teaching, evidence of research productivity commensurate with experience, and the potential to attract extramural funding with a coherent research agenda. Area of specialization should emphasize the neural bases of human cognition and complement the department’s current strengths. We are especially interested in applicants whose research prioritizes developmental/life-span approaches to cognition in healthy or clinical populations.

Qualifications: 

Ph.D. in Psychology (Cognitive Psychology with Neuroscience Specialization, Neuroscience, or Cognitive Neuroscience), A.B.D. candidates nearing completion of their Ph.D. will also be considered

The Department of Psychology and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences

The Psychology Department serves a large and diverse population of graduate and undergraduate students and consists of a vibrant group of 30 faculty organized into three broad categories: Clinical, Industrial/Organizational (I/O), and Psychological Science. The Department is in a period of rapid expansion with 20 active research labs; over 3.5 million dollars in extramural funding; and relatively new PhD Programs in both Clinical and I/O Psychology and MA Programs in Clinical Psychology, School Psychology, I/O Psychology, and Psychological Science. Research interests include neuroscience and neurological degenerative diseases, trauma, social attitudes and discrimination, leadership and organizational behavior, forensic investigation and plea bargaining, internalizing psychological disorders, language, life span development, social justice, cognition, perceptual processing, and spatial cognition.  

 The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is the university’s largest academic unit with over 5000 undergraduate, Master’s and doctoral students. CHSS awards BA, MA, and PhD degrees through its 16 departments and 9 programs with over 30 majors and 50 minors. Offering traditional and interdisciplinary learning, the College is home to outstanding researchers across all disciplines while its faculty are also superb classroom instructors. The College proudly embraces the university’s diversity and its dual mission of promoting both research excellence and social mobility through transformative, accessible education.  

The University

Montclair State University is nationally recognized R2 research doctoral institution that empowers students, faculty, and researchers to rise above their own expectations. Building on a distinguished history dating back to 1908, the University today has 10 colleges and schools that serve 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students with more than 300 doctoral, master’s and baccalaureate programs. Situated on a beautiful, 252-acre suburban campus just 12 miles from New York City,

Montclair State welcomes a diverse population of students, many of whom are first generation, and delivers the instructional and research resources of a large public university in a supportive and sophisticated academic environment.

Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Statement

Montclair State University is committed to establishing and maintaining a diverse campus community that is representative of the State of New Jersey through inclusive excellence and equal opportunity. Montclair State University’s commitment to access and equity is designed to prepare each graduate to thrive as a global citizen. As an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution we are working to support a campus-wide agenda to foster a community that both values and promotes the varied voices of our students, faculty, and staff.

Materials

Cover letter, curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, statement of activities to promote diversity and inclusion and representative publications can be uploaded during the application process.

Three letters of recommendation to be sent to the following mailbox: psycsearch@montclair.edu

Inquiries about this position should be sent to Dr. Sandry at sandryj@mail.montclair.edu

Salary Range:     Commensurate with experience    

Starting Date:  September 1, 2023     

Apply By   Priority review of applications will begin on October 1, 2022 and continue until the position is filled.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION INSTITUTION